If you were underwhelmed by last week's trade deadline as a Milwaukee Brewers fan, imagine what it must have felt like to be a fan of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs, who have far more holes on their roster than the first-place Brewers, did make several trades ahead of last Thursday's deadline, but none were the needle-mover that Chicago fans expected. Rather, the Cubs' president of baseball operations, Jed Hoyer, and the rest of Chicago's front office decided to add two bullpen arms, a utility man, and a starting pitcher with a long history of injuries.
The most glaring need was in the rotation, where injuries to Justin Steele, Jameson Taillon, and Shota Imanaga have left the Cubs without a fully healthy starting staff for most of the season.